Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we cannot make the wisest choices in our lives.

The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

Those who grasp at things as truly existent are like someone trying to catch the reflection of the moon in water.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.

The difference between buddhas and sentient beings is that buddhas recognize their nature while sentient beings fail to recognize it.

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

The true path is not difficult; just avoid picking and choosing.

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

Every sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

When one sees with wisdom that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, one is liberated from suffering.

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived, how well we have loved, how well we have learned to let go.

The lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

Mindfulness is not just bare attention but wise attention that leads to understanding and insight.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

Life is available only in the present moment.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.